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TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2017
University of West London Unleashes The ‘Connected Student’ With Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent helps the University of West London carry out its own digital transformation
Microsoft Injects More AI Developer Tools Into Its Cognitive Service Suite
The Redmond company is continuing to delve into artificial intelligence
WTF Is Safer Internet Day?
The Internet is an endless resource for education, entertainment and discovery. But there are dangers too
British Rail Companies Plan Iris Scan And Fingerprint Biometric Ticketing
Biometric technologies could be used to speed up ticketing and help boost rail network capacity
TiVo’s Analytics Pinpoint Highlights Of Super Bowl LI
ANALYSIS: TiVo uses second-by-second data and measurement tools to rank the top commercials from this year’s championship game.
Free Inverness Wi-Fi Goes Live As Hebrides Project Gets 30Mbps Broadband Boost
Free Wi-Fi hopes to aid businesses in Inverness while island of Tiree community broadband project gets £91,000 upgrade to 30Mbps fixed wireless
Government Must Use AI To Cut 250,000 Jobs, Says Reform
Think tank Reform urges the use of artificial intelligence, chat bots and drones to automate everything from public-sector administration to policing
Hacker Prosecuted After Creating Android Smartphone Seizing Software
A student has been sentenced to three years’ probation for selling malicious software that allowed cyber criminals to remotely control Android smartphones
DDoS Attack Takes Down Austrian Parliament Website
The DDoS attack, one of the most common cyber threats, is being investigated by authorities
Microsoft Brings Azure Backup And Site Recovery To UK Data Centres
Microsoft gives UK Azure customers a reliable way to protect their most important files
76 Popular iOS Apps Vulnerable To Man-In-The-Middle-Attacks
Scanning has revealed that popular apps could have their data intercepted by hackers
US House Approves Bill Requiring Warrant To Search Old Emails
Tech companies urged the Senate to back the measure tightening controls on law enforcement email searches
BT Publicly Supports Google In EU Antitrust Battle
BT lends support to Google's Android OS over potential fears of Apple dominance
IT Life: Mark Settle, Okta CIO
Okta CIO Mark Settle talks his career in IT, cloud adoption and alternative career in teaching
BlackBerry Signs Licensing Agreement With India’s Optiemus
BlackBerry likely has its eye on a piece of the growing Indian economy
Three Buys Relish Operator UK Broadband In £250m 3.4GHz Spectrum Grab
Three buys fixed wireless broadband operator UK Broadband, which delivers services over 3.4GHz
Beacons And Security Risks: Digital Transformation In Education
The education industry is quietly going through a digital transformation of its own, as we recently found out
Brexit Means Brits Won’t Benefit From End Of EU Roaming Charges
Leaked documents confirm suspicions that end of EU roaming wont apply to UK mobile users unless government agrees deal
Hacker Takes Over 150,000 Exposed Printers
Mystery messages warn users to secure their network-connected printers
‘Screenshots’ Show Windows RT Reborn As Chromebook Challenger Windows 10 Cloud
Redmond looks to take on Google in the Chromebook market by rebranding failed Windows RT
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Takes First Step To Rule-Making Transparency
ANALYSIS: Newly-appointed Ajit Pai is taking the first steps toward taking the secrecy out of FFC's rule-making process
Hacker Takes Down 20 Percent Of Dark Web Hosted Sites
Freedom Hosting II had 10,000 Tor-based webpages rendered inaccessible
European In-Flight Wi-Fi Moves A Step Closer After Inmarsat Test
Using Wi-Fi on British Airways and other carriers in Europe will soon be a possibility after Inmarsat completes latest test
Apple, Google, and Microsoft Back Legal Challenge Against Trump Immigration Order
A cohort of tech firms said the order causes economic damage to the US
Google Vows To Fight After Being Ordered To Hand Over Foreign Emails
'We will appeal,' says Google after latest round of tech vs government court battles
Government Digital Service Saves £339m Of £3.3bn In 2015/16
GDS helped departments reduce costs by implementing spending controls and managing strategic ICT implementation, the government said
Tales In Tech History: The Pager
Long before we carried smartphones in our pockets, people kept in touch with a pager clipped to their belts
Tech Quiz: Week In Review (3rd February)
BBC Set To Kill iPlayer App For Windows Phone
Cost is apparently the primary driver as BBC sets timeline for the end of the Windows Phone iPlayer app